It seems that every major sports competition these days is accompanied by stories of the grumbling citizenry of a host country or city who feel like a party is being hosted at the expense of their taxes that they aren’t invited to in the first place. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 8:19 am
Filed under sports · Tagged Aquatics Cube, Athens, Beijing, ird's Nest, London, london olympics, major sports competition, Olympics 2012, sports, summer olympics, Vinayak Pande
Traditionally, the more the two teams have stayed away from the field, the fondness for India-Pakistan bilateral cricket has grown. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:19 am
Filed under cricket · Tagged 26/11 attacks, BCCI, board of control for cricket in india, indo pak series, mumbai attacks, N Ananthanarayanan, pakistan cricket board, pcb, sunil gavaskar
When Sachin Tendulkar scored that elusive century in the Asia Cup tie against Bangladesh in March, amidst the celebrations for the milestone of 100 international tons, the big question was whether it was time for the master batsman to retire from limited overs cricket. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Filed under cricket · Tagged Ajinkya Rahane, Asia Cup, Bangladesh, Chennai Super Kings, cricket, India, Irfan, Rahul Dravid, Ravindra Jadeja, sachin tendulkar, Sri Lanka, Suresh Raina, Test cricket, tons, Virender Sehwag, Yusuf
It’s July 2nd, 2000 and it is a horrible day as far as I’m concerned. However, it is not because I’m struggling to get through class XII and not keeping up with my homework for which I’m getting plenty of stick from my mother. Neither is it because I have a terrible toothache which has not subsided even after a trip to the dentist. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 10:55 pm
Filed under sports · Tagged cricket, football, French Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher, Pete Sampras, Ronaldo, Sporting scandals, sports, sports fans, tennis